PRELIMS 2017 REVISION TEST 02

PRELIMS 2017 REVISION TEST 02 Please consider negative marking and convert your score for 200 marks. It is just to guess your probable cutoff marks. Though not prefect this will help you gauge your progress Share Your Scores in the comment box

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 05 May 2017

  Insights Daily Current Affairs, 05 May 2017   Paper 2 Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.   eVIN Project of Health Ministry becomes global best practise in immunisation   India’s electronic vaccine intelligence network project …

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 05 May 2017

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz –  05 May  2017 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz Archives The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu  and PIB news articles. This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil …

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 05 May 2017

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 05 May 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. General Studies – 1; Topic:  Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues  1) Examine why the 1957 Kerala Agrarian Relations Bill is hailed as landmark event. …

7) The Union cabinet’s decision to amend the Banking Regulation Act empowering the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to directly intervene in settling bad loan cases has raised many ethical questions. What are they? Discuss.

Topic:   Ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions 7) The Union cabinet’s decision to amend the Banking Regulation Act empowering the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to directly intervene in settling bad loan cases has raised many ethical questions. What are they? Discuss. (150 Words) Livemint Livemint

5) It is argued that there is a need to restore the primacy of the uniformed forces in society, especially in Kashmir, by concerted effort, at all levels to bring the situation in Kashmir under control. Do you agree with this line of argument? Critically comment.

Topic:Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate ; Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security 5) It is argued that there is a need to restore the primacy of the uniformed forces in society, especially in Kashmir, by concerted effort, at all levels to bring the situation in Kashmir …

2) Write a critical note on Agenda 2030, which was adopted in the United Nations General Assembly by member states on September 25, 2015. Also examine process involved in Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) vis a vis India.

Topic:  Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.  2) Write a critical note on Agenda 2030, which was adopted in the United Nations General Assembly by member states on September 25, 2015. Also examine process involved in Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) vis a vis India. (200 Words) The Hindu